[ale] CentOS virtual appliance in Fusion

[Asher Vilensky]

Of course, this is more of a Fusion question than Linux, so half-OT.  Sorry.

-- Asher


On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Asher Vilensky <ashervilensky at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I'm a Mac user with Fusion. I downloaded the CentOS 5.2 (Desktop, not
> server) virtual appliance. I expanded the 7z file. Now I have a directory
> that contains
>
> CentOS5-f001.vmdk CentOS5-f005.vmdk CentOS5.vmx
> CentOS5-f002.vmdk CentOS5.nvram CentOS5.vmxf
> CentOS5-f003.vmdk CentOS5.vmdk users.txt
> CentOS5-f004.vmdk CentOS5.vmsd users.txt~
>
>  What's the next step? I tried "Import", but all files are grayed out. I
> tried "new VM" and then pointing to the vmdk file. That continued
> "successfully', but the system panic'd when booting, complaining that
> VolGroup00 doesn't exist. What's the secret?
>
>
> I installed many flavors of Linux in VM's in the past, but it was always
> from scratch - either from DVD/CD, the network, or an iso image.  Never done
> the appliance thingy.  Any idea anybody?
>
>
>  Thanks.
>
> -- Asher
>
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